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: how can i accept israel? they have occupied my land. i need recognition, not the israelis. >> reporter: he is a kind of storied figure in middle east, because israel littles tried to assassinate him in the '90s in jordan. >> translator: but god saved me when they tried to assassinate me. >> reporter: king hussein saved you. >> allah saved me. >> reporter: seven years later, he became the head of hamas. in a situation where the palestinians have, for years, seemed to lack real leadership and divided against themselves in many cases, meshaal is thought by some to have aspirations of eventually filling the leadership vacuum left with the death of yasser arafat. he's not as charismatic as arafat, but he is a hero to many. what do you want to do for your people? it's endless war. >> translator: allah has given me a new life, to serve my people. to end the occupation. the settlement ends and the killing ends and the aggression ends and to make peace in the region, but through peace, peace that is not rewarding the
: how can i accept israel? they have occupied my land. i need recognition, not the israelis. >> reporter: he is a kind of storied figure in middle east, because israel littles tried to assassinate him in the '90s in jordan. >> translator: but god saved me when they tried to assassinate me. >> reporter: king hussein saved you. >> allah saved me. >> reporter: seven years later, he became the head of hamas. in a situation where the palestinians have, for years, seemed...
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completely siding with israel. so while they would like to see a cease-fire, they say true peace cannot come along until israel stops targeting people in the gaza strip and that blockade of gaza is lifted. george? >> alex marquardt, thanks very much. >>> here at home, it is game on for the more than 43 million americans hitting the road this holiday. tomorrow could be the busiest travel day of the year, but the thanksgiving migration has already begun. americans scrambling into planes, trains and automobiles to make it home for the holiday. our travel team is tracking it all, and abc's senior national correspondent jim avila starts us off. >> reporter: good evening, george. tomorrow is supposed to be the busiest travel day of the year but airlines have cut the number of flights down 3%, and that means that if the weather holds, it actually could be a pleasant week to travel everywhere but in a couple of spots. a twin threat to air travel on the west coast. airport workers scheduled to demonstrate at los angeles int
completely siding with israel. so while they would like to see a cease-fire, they say true peace cannot come along until israel stops targeting people in the gaza strip and that blockade of gaza is lifted. george? >> alex marquardt, thanks very much. >>> here at home, it is game on for the more than 43 million americans hitting the road this holiday. tomorrow could be the busiest travel day of the year, but the thanksgiving migration has already begun. americans scrambling into...
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they have fought wars with israel on behalf of the palestinians. this cuts deep in the arab identity and simply won't give it up, won't let anyone assume the negotiations on behalf of the palestinians and that's why people have seen this, the rise of the muslim brother hood and particularly the presidency of mohammed morsi as a positive sin to be a break through for the region for stability and for u.s. interests as well. >> we will certainly be following it. all roads lead to cairo. that's been true for hundreds if not thousands of years. ayman mohyeldin thank you for your reporting from gaza. stay safe. >>> after the break, loopholes, brackets, increased revenue. are democrats and republicans ready to come to the table and make a deal? we will talk to luke russert and martin bashir about getting a piece of the tax pie, next on "now." ♪ [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. medicare open enrollment. time to compare plans and costs. you don't have to make changes. but it never hurts to see if you can find better coverage, save money, o
they have fought wars with israel on behalf of the palestinians. this cuts deep in the arab identity and simply won't give it up, won't let anyone assume the negotiations on behalf of the palestinians and that's why people have seen this, the rise of the muslim brother hood and particularly the presidency of mohammed morsi as a positive sin to be a break through for the region for stability and for u.s. interests as well. >> we will certainly be following it. all roads lead to cairo....
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but israel did not respond. now, israel and hamas are spinning this differently. you have israel on the one hand saying that they were able to make a difference and cripple hamas' military capabilities by the amount of rockets that they fired and by the targets they hit. but then, you have hamas on the other hand, saying they succeeded in showing their military might by showing israel that they can hit deep into israeli cities and fire a long-range missile. so, there's a bit of difference in the way the outcome has resulted, from this recent conflict. >> and, lama, by any measure here, they're describing this as a very fragile peace. very tenuous. how important are the next few hours? >> reporter: oh, very important. they're really crucial. and that's why all eyes are on both sides and waiting to see what happens next. so far, as i was saying, we're over 13 hours, now, into this cease-fire agreement. and both sides seem to have stopped the fighting. so, it just depends on if one decides to attack the other and how the other side will respond. as i said, the region
but israel did not respond. now, israel and hamas are spinning this differently. you have israel on the one hand saying that they were able to make a difference and cripple hamas' military capabilities by the amount of rockets that they fired and by the targets they hit. but then, you have hamas on the other hand, saying they succeeded in showing their military might by showing israel that they can hit deep into israeli cities and fire a long-range missile. so, there's a bit of difference in...
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, here they are brokering between hamas and israel. it's a new role for this government but it also shows that they're playing a very significant place within the region right now. >> brown: what do you think about that? and also this question of hamas gaining a kind of legitimacy through all of this through egyptians, other foreign ministers coming to gaza and leaving abbas out of it. >> he's sort of out in the cold. i agree with ambassador ross. the egyptians have been playing a very prominent role, but i think we can't ignore the fact that hamas has been greatly em imoald ened even since the attacks began, even since the assassination of their top military commander, their popularity, their stock, if you will, in the region has skyrocketed while their rivals in the west bank have plummeted smed even we're at a situation now where the exact opposite of the intended outcome is what we have. the policy has been for the last five years to support and build up the leadership in the west bank. >> brown: the u.s. policy. the u.s. policy, r
, here they are brokering between hamas and israel. it's a new role for this government but it also shows that they're playing a very significant place within the region right now. >> brown: what do you think about that? and also this question of hamas gaining a kind of legitimacy through all of this through egyptians, other foreign ministers coming to gaza and leaving abbas out of it. >> he's sort of out in the cold. i agree with ambassador ross. the egyptians have been playing a...
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but israel did not respond. now, israel and hamas are spinning this differently. you have israel on the one hand saying that they were able to make a difference and cripple hamas' military capabilities by the amount of rockets that they fired and by the targets they hit. but then, you have hamas on the other hand, saying they succeeded in showing their military might by showing israel that they can hit deep into israeli cities and fire a long-range missile. so, there's a bit of difference in the way the outcome has resulted, from this recent conflict. >> and, lama, by any measure here, they're describing this as a very fragile peace. very tenuous. how important are the next few hours? >> reporter: oh, very important. they're really crucial. and that's why all eyes are on both sides and waiting to see what happens next. so far, as i was saying, we're over 13 hours, now, into this cease-fire agreement. and both sides seem to have stopped the fighting. so, it just depends on if one decides to attack the other and how the other side will respond. as i said, the region
but israel did not respond. now, israel and hamas are spinning this differently. you have israel on the one hand saying that they were able to make a difference and cripple hamas' military capabilities by the amount of rockets that they fired and by the targets they hit. but then, you have hamas on the other hand, saying they succeeded in showing their military might by showing israel that they can hit deep into israeli cities and fire a long-range missile. so, there's a bit of difference in...
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gaza militants firing on israel. at least one rocket landed in tel aviv, israel's commercial capital. sirens blared as residents hit the ground. three israelis were killed earlier when a rocket hit their apartment in the south. this as israeli war planes pounded the gaza strip. its targets, militant groups, most notably hamas. caught in the crossfire, at least 12 civilians, including an 11-month-old boy. what did my son do to die like this, his father cried? this is what the aftermath of one of the strikes looks like, a massive crater filled with cinder block, rebar, the strong smell of diesel fuel, several houses around were damaged very badly, and residents here on the street tell us they hope hamas and groups will keep firing rockets into israel for retaliation. israel says this is a rise to the almost 800 rockets that had landed in israel from gaza this year alone. this biggest escalation in years began with israel, targeting the car of hamas' top military commander, eliminated in the brink of an eye. israel said
gaza militants firing on israel. at least one rocket landed in tel aviv, israel's commercial capital. sirens blared as residents hit the ground. three israelis were killed earlier when a rocket hit their apartment in the south. this as israeli war planes pounded the gaza strip. its targets, militant groups, most notably hamas. caught in the crossfire, at least 12 civilians, including an 11-month-old boy. what did my son do to die like this, his father cried? this is what the aftermath of one of...
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what israel wants out of it is no more rockets into israel and no more supply of weapons to gaza. they might get that, as well. but of course, we're going to watch. it's fragile. >> and christiane, you heard the word the white house used today, tenuous, late this afternoon. what is your sense on the ground about how strong the truce is? >> reporter: well, it's really early days. it went into effect. everybody in gaza is celebrating, as you've already reported. but people are worried, of course. you know, though, it looks like to some that this could be a turning point. but absent of peace process, david, absent a real peace process, yes, there are concerns that this could just be another truce that could last a couple of years, maybe, and then fall apart again. >> our global affairs anchor christiane amanpour in cairo tonight. christie chan, our thanks to you. >>> we move on this evening, and to this country now, because at this very moment, millions of americans are on the move this evening, heading home for the holidays. and take a look at this tonight. these are planes in the s
what israel wants out of it is no more rockets into israel and no more supply of weapons to gaza. they might get that, as well. but of course, we're going to watch. it's fragile. >> and christiane, you heard the word the white house used today, tenuous, late this afternoon. what is your sense on the ground about how strong the truce is? >> reporter: well, it's really early days. it went into effect. everybody in gaza is celebrating, as you've already reported. but people are...
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overnight and israel retaliated. two homes in gaza destroy, killing four, wounding 42. coming up, katie marzullo will tell us about the peace deal world leaders are trying to gauche >> man arrested at oakland international airport for allegedly carrying bomb making materials will be in court today. 49-year-old jeffrey mcgann of southern california was taken into custody thursday night. he a watch with fuses, switches and wires, layers of insoles inside boots which were two sizes too big he told investigators he's an artist and he was carrying artwork his lawyer give a statement he said in part, ex-centric artists behave he can -- eccentric artists behave eccentricly. >>> the battle to bring war -- jurors to san francisco is expected to get new reinforcements restaurant and hotel workers are expected to join in support of the proposed new arena. the proposal includes new hotel built across from the arena. last week the board of supervisors voted the one billion dollar project is financially feasible. the resolution is
overnight and israel retaliated. two homes in gaza destroy, killing four, wounding 42. coming up, katie marzullo will tell us about the peace deal world leaders are trying to gauche >> man arrested at oakland international airport for allegedly carrying bomb making materials will be in court today. 49-year-old jeffrey mcgann of southern california was taken into custody thursday night. he a watch with fuses, switches and wires, layers of insoles inside boots which were two sizes too big...
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those two rockets were intercepted by israel's iron dome defense. rob and paula? >> lama, you just showed us that clip of the secretary of state clinton. how much of an impact is her presence, just her presence likely to make today? >> reporter: well, paula, that was the hope. that when secretary clinton was in the region, she would speed up the negotiation process. she would speed up the talks. but it really is up to the two main players in this, the hamas officials, as well as the israeli officials. including egyptian officials, as well. egyptian president mohamed morsi, has been leading the truce talks. but the hope was that she would speed up the process. right now, we're still going down that diplomatic route. and we are trying to achieve a cease-fire from both sides. and a long, lasting cease-fire, is what israel said all along that they want to negotiate. they want a long-lasting peace deal with hamas. rob and paula? >> our thanks to lama hasan, live from jerusalem this morning. lama, thanks. >>> we have more breaking news from overnight. the last surviving
those two rockets were intercepted by israel's iron dome defense. rob and paula? >> lama, you just showed us that clip of the secretary of state clinton. how much of an impact is her presence, just her presence likely to make today? >> reporter: well, paula, that was the hope. that when secretary clinton was in the region, she would speed up the negotiation process. she would speed up the talks. but it really is up to the two main players in this, the hamas officials, as well as the...
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this was just the trial run. >> israel next month. >> israel as well. >> very quickly, mike, because i want to get to this because i was struck by it when we talked about it earlier. a bit about benghazi and susan rice. 97 house republicans sent this letter to president obama. i want to just read a little bit from it. ambassador rice is widely viewed as having willfully or incompetently misled the american public. her actions give u.s. allies and rivals abroad reason to question u.s. commitment and credibility when needed. the president last week in his press conference seemed very gung ho on susan rice. what do you make of the politics of this? as i pointed out to dom and he pointed out, too, 97 house republicans or 250 doesn't matter because this is not a matter for house republicans if he does nominate her. what do you make of the susan rice fight? is it a fight worth having if you're the president of the united states? >> well, look, when i look at the benghazi issue, i see serious issues about security, did we get our understanding of what was going on in libya right? i'm not su
this was just the trial run. >> israel next month. >> israel as well. >> very quickly, mike, because i want to get to this because i was struck by it when we talked about it earlier. a bit about benghazi and susan rice. 97 house republicans sent this letter to president obama. i want to just read a little bit from it. ambassador rice is widely viewed as having willfully or incompetently misled the american public. her actions give u.s. allies and rivals abroad reason to...
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palestinians continue to fire more than 100 rockets into israel overnight and israel retaliated, missile attack destroyed two hopes in gaza city, killing four and wounding 42. israeli leaders are preparing to ram up military operations while he -- to ramp up military operations. katie marzullo will have a live update on the mideast situation coming up in the next half hour. >>> air force one has landed in cambodia where president obama is scheduled to talk about the country's poor human rights record with the prime minister. mr. obama and secretary of state clinton will attend the east asia summit to discuss trade and other issues in a nation that has reformed after the deaths of millions in the 70s. the president arrived from myanmar, where he encouraged the country to continue its transition to democracy in a speech at the university. mr. obama is the first sitting president to visit myanmar. >>> san francisco muni leaders will face tough questions this morning at a hearing the hearing will focus on muni performance and maintenance critics say the system is suffering from poor , lack o
palestinians continue to fire more than 100 rockets into israel overnight and israel retaliated, missile attack destroyed two hopes in gaza city, killing four and wounding 42. israeli leaders are preparing to ram up military operations while he -- to ramp up military operations. katie marzullo will have a live update on the mideast situation coming up in the next half hour. >>> air force one has landed in cambodia where president obama is scheduled to talk about the country's poor...
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we received another 227 meals from congregation beth israel. thank you to shell chemical. that brings our total to 6764 meals, we'll be asking you to help with the food drive taking donations on december 12th locations around the bay area go to abc 7 news.com/community to find out where. >> thank you. >> who gets start when 49ers takes the field. >>> rick is here with sports for us. >> and i think alex should be starting but what do i know? we'll find out on sunday. espn reporting he pass a concussion test. says no decision has been made. >> collin has been getting pretty similar to what he got last week. and it's how it gets divvied up. >>m?pxr dallas defense, four touchdowns washington led at the half. cowboys make a game of it. tony romo through for 441 yards. they would get no closer, both teams are five and six. sue is known as dirtiest player in the league. he delivers a kick to the join of mat shaub no, penalty was called there. former cal running back takes hand off appearing to be down. no whistle is blown. he keeps ongoing for a touchdown. take a look. touches th
we received another 227 meals from congregation beth israel. thank you to shell chemical. that brings our total to 6764 meals, we'll be asking you to help with the food drive taking donations on december 12th locations around the bay area go to abc 7 news.com/community to find out where. >> thank you. >> who gets start when 49ers takes the field. >>> rick is here with sports for us. >> and i think alex should be starting but what do i know? we'll find out on sunday....
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and israel. so it's a balancing act to say the least. >> definitely. >>> well, one of the most trying travel days of the year has come and gone, thank goodness for all of you hopefully at your destinations right now. getting from here to there, not easy when you look at these pictures. highways from coast to coast, just backed up for miles. chicago's o'hare airport, socked in by fog for most of the morning. that caused hundreds of cancellations and delays. as if things weren't tough enough already. train travel out of new york's penn station shut down more than an hour at the height of the evening rush. thanks to a switching power failure. >> makes us happy to be here at the desk on the overnights. we are safe here, no traffic in the studio. >> very happy with that. the weather also here is fantastic. a look at your holiday forecast. most of the nation will be enjoying pleasant weather. the rain is finally stopped in the pacific northwest. so seattle and portland will be drying out. chicago and d
and israel. so it's a balancing act to say the least. >> definitely. >>> well, one of the most trying travel days of the year has come and gone, thank goodness for all of you hopefully at your destinations right now. getting from here to there, not easy when you look at these pictures. highways from coast to coast, just backed up for miles. chicago's o'hare airport, socked in by fog for most of the morning. that caused hundreds of cancellations and delays. as if things weren't...
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israel said enough is enough. the president has clearly stated as rightly he should, that hamas' behavior in ghana is unacceptable. was the israeli response appropriate? >> the israeli response was appropriate and far less violent than would be justified. the principal of proportionality in international law does not mean that you have to do only what the other side did. it means your response must be limited to what is proportional to the necessity to stop the aggression. the aggression is the firing of rockets. whatever is necessary to get hamas to do that is legal under international law. >> eliot: it is also worth repeating that israel's first strike was against known terrorist leader and subsequent strikes are against missile launching entities themselves is hamas getting more aggressive because it has greater support from egypt? do you see that correlation? >> i think one has to assume that. i think there are some other groups now to hamas' more extreme flank that are pressing it. that they're under some pre
israel said enough is enough. the president has clearly stated as rightly he should, that hamas' behavior in ghana is unacceptable. was the israeli response appropriate? >> the israeli response was appropriate and far less violent than would be justified. the principal of proportionality in international law does not mean that you have to do only what the other side did. it means your response must be limited to what is proportional to the necessity to stop the aggression. the aggression...
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christiane, i've been in israel during times of war. and often the mood is less panic and more grim determination. how would you describe what you're hearing and seeing from people there this morning? >> reporter: well, certainly, what we're seeing, obviously, is some anxiety. but i think grim determination, as well. not just here in jerusalem but in tel aviv, as well. we also were in the old city of jerusalem. and it's is bustling there. nobody there seems to be too afraid. there's a lot of tourists out there. a lot of local people out. so, that seems to be going on and proceeding as normal. what's happening is the equation has somewhat changed. now, when the israelis hit gaza, the hamas has decided that they're going to hit their long-range missile. and for the first time this week, they have targeted jerusalem and tel aviv. fortunately, no casualties. but this is a different and new element for the tit for tat that's going on between the two sides. >> "the new york times" reporting this morning that the white house is worried about a
christiane, i've been in israel during times of war. and often the mood is less panic and more grim determination. how would you describe what you're hearing and seeing from people there this morning? >> reporter: well, certainly, what we're seeing, obviously, is some anxiety. but i think grim determination, as well. not just here in jerusalem but in tel aviv, as well. we also were in the old city of jerusalem. and it's is bustling there. nobody there seems to be too afraid. there's a lot...
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israel doesn't want to do that. they want to pair up the old agreements that says are necessary to restrict the flow of goods goo gaza, to restrict the e flow of weapons and israel believes in you allow more products to come into gaza, there will be more weapons coming in and israel is positioned thus far -- stop firing rockets and then with hamas about some of these other things like the trade restrictions. >> we're having a little trouble with your uplink in terms of you jumping in and out of your question. let me ask about secretary of state hillary clinton arriving in the region. what are the best hopes and expectations for what she's going to be able to do? is she going to change anything in terms of the balance of power and how this is likely to be resolved? >> it depends if she can convince the egyptians to convince hamas. they feel confident because the arab spring has given it a new batch of friends. if hillary clinton can pressure hamas and can be persuaded by mohamed morsi her chances are pretty good. if
israel doesn't want to do that. they want to pair up the old agreements that says are necessary to restrict the flow of goods goo gaza, to restrict the e flow of weapons and israel believes in you allow more products to come into gaza, there will be more weapons coming in and israel is positioned thus far -- stop firing rockets and then with hamas about some of these other things like the trade restrictions. >> we're having a little trouble with your uplink in terms of you jumping in and...
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rob and paula, back to you. >> lama, israel says they're prepared to invade and use a ground game. are they still ready to do so? >> reporter: oh, absolutely. we've been seeing tens of thousands of israeli troops and tanks, massing at the border. they say they are ready to go in, once they get the green light, if they get the green light, that is. but what we do know this, the israeli cabinet had a lengthy meeting, a four-hour meeting overnight, they were not going to ground operations just yet. but the aim of their operation, which is called center of defense, is aim of that is to stop the rockets flying from hamas and gaza, and heading towards southern israeli cities, like ashkelon and ashdod. so, that is the aim. if that does not stop. prime minister benjamin netanyahu made it clear they are ready to go in for a ground incursion in gaza. rob and paula? >> many feel that hamas would be overmatched at that point. lama hasan, live from jerusalem. thanks for that report, lama. >>> he has stabbed a security guard and has been apprehended by police and say the man had an ax. an abc ne
rob and paula, back to you. >> lama, israel says they're prepared to invade and use a ground game. are they still ready to do so? >> reporter: oh, absolutely. we've been seeing tens of thousands of israeli troops and tanks, massing at the border. they say they are ready to go in, once they get the green light, if they get the green light, that is. but what we do know this, the israeli cabinet had a lengthy meeting, a four-hour meeting overnight, they were not going to ground...
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israel said it arrested a member of hamas for wednesday's bus bombing in tel aviv that injured 27 people. >>> egypt's president has made a bold political move, fresh off his key role in negotiates that cease-fire. mohamed morsi has granted himself broad-new hours. courts cannot challenge his positions. it sets the stage for the retrial of former president hosni mubarak. >>> back here at home, a terrifying thanksgiving for a new hampshire couple. after curiosity got the best of their 2-year-old son. little cayden ledger opened a laundry chute on the second floor of his family's home. and he slid all the way down to the basement and got stuck inside the wall. his frantic parents could hear him screaming but couldn't find him. >> there was a ton of us running around, like -- and my sister was, like, oh, my god, he's in the wall. how did he get in the wall? he had just opened the door and gone through the chute. >> cayden's dad actually fractured his own wrist punching a hole in the wall just to hold his son's hand until the firefighters got there. they managed to get him out with just a few
israel said it arrested a member of hamas for wednesday's bus bombing in tel aviv that injured 27 people. >>> egypt's president has made a bold political move, fresh off his key role in negotiates that cease-fire. mohamed morsi has granted himself broad-new hours. courts cannot challenge his positions. it sets the stage for the retrial of former president hosni mubarak. >>> back here at home, a terrifying thanksgiving for a new hampshire couple. after curiosity got the best of...
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top story this hour israel has filed a complaint to the u.n. tonight after three syrian tanks entered the demilitarized zone between the two states breaching a decades old cease fire agreement love to tel aviv a middle east correspondent is the latest hi paula now the syrian army hasn't been able to contain the civil war within its borders as we've witnessed of late is this latest encroached on just another spillover or something more pointedly directed at israel. well what we're hearing from the israeli defense establishment is that they do believe that this syrian tank movement is linked to infighting in syria and is not an act of aggression against the state of israel having said that though the idea of has been on the lookout for precisely this kind of development for several months now ever since the syrian infighting approached the israeli border the i.d.f. has filed a complaint with the united nations over the cease fire violation and at the same time it has raised its alert in the north of the country what it is now waiting for is for t
top story this hour israel has filed a complaint to the u.n. tonight after three syrian tanks entered the demilitarized zone between the two states breaching a decades old cease fire agreement love to tel aviv a middle east correspondent is the latest hi paula now the syrian army hasn't been able to contain the civil war within its borders as we've witnessed of late is this latest encroached on just another spillover or something more pointedly directed at israel. well what we're hearing from...
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israel threatening to take the next step if if hamas doesn't stop the rocket fire into israel. the next step ground troops moving in. we want to bring in ambassador dennis ross, served as adviser to four presidents and is a mideast diplomacy analyst. it's great to have you with me today. big news coming within the last hour, al jazeera reporting that the ceasefire is going to be announced this evening in cairo. now egypt will reportedly be agreeing to oversee this plan which is said to include an easing of the crossroads into gaza. so peace appears to be eminent but what do you make of the transparency of what the outline of it deal is? >> well, i think we still need to see it implemented. having spent a lot of time in the middle east, done a lot of negotiations, one thing i know about this part of the world, nothing is concluded until you actually see it carried out. it's one thing to talk about it. it's something else to do it. so let's actually see the ceasefire take hold. what i'm hearing is that by midnight their time, which would be around 5:00 our time, that's when it mi
israel threatening to take the next step if if hamas doesn't stop the rocket fire into israel. the next step ground troops moving in. we want to bring in ambassador dennis ross, served as adviser to four presidents and is a mideast diplomacy analyst. it's great to have you with me today. big news coming within the last hour, al jazeera reporting that the ceasefire is going to be announced this evening in cairo. now egypt will reportedly be agreeing to oversee this plan which is said to include...
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they hate their neighbor, israel. israel, their neighbor, hates them. most of the area is very, very poor. there is a degree of hopelessness here. they have managed -- the israelis have said to the egyptians, with this deal, now gaza is your problem. if rockets come out of here, the egyptians are going to be responsible for talking to hamas. both of you are sort of from similar parties. the islamic hamas group, which is an offshoot of the muslim brotherhood, and the muslim brotherhood in egypt, hamas managed to say, okay, you two sort things out together, and we'll see how this goes. >> richard, one of the other things i was struck by is how vague what both sides agreed to is. both sides have agreed to not breach acts for this understanding. it's almost like a fortune cookie, meaningless vague. does that vagueness make a stronger agreement or a weaker one. does that say anything to you? >> reporter: i think this got lawyered pretty hard. what that means is that israel is not supposed to carry out any sort of targeted assassinations. and when you start t
they hate their neighbor, israel. israel, their neighbor, hates them. most of the area is very, very poor. there is a degree of hopelessness here. they have managed -- the israelis have said to the egyptians, with this deal, now gaza is your problem. if rockets come out of here, the egyptians are going to be responsible for talking to hamas. both of you are sort of from similar parties. the islamic hamas group, which is an offshoot of the muslim brotherhood, and the muslim brotherhood in egypt,...
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thanks for spending part of your saturday with us here on r t our top story israel's filed a complaint at the u.n. after three syrian tanks entered the de-militarized zone between the two countries breaching a decades old cease fire agreement more details for our middle east correspondent paula sleeper. what we're hearing from these maybe defense establishment is that they do believe that this syrian tank movement is linked to infighting in syria and is not an act of aggression against the state of israel she having said that though the i.d.f. has been on the lookout for precisely this kind of development for several months now it has since the syrian infighting approached the israeli border the i.d.f. has filed a complaint with the united nations over the cease fire violation and at the same time it has raised its alert in the north of the concrete what it is now waiting for is for the united nations disengagement force to oversee the withdrawal of these tanks that into this demilitarized zone in the central golan heights at the same time we understand that the tanks were taking part
thanks for spending part of your saturday with us here on r t our top story israel's filed a complaint at the u.n. after three syrian tanks entered the de-militarized zone between the two countries breaching a decades old cease fire agreement more details for our middle east correspondent paula sleeper. what we're hearing from these maybe defense establishment is that they do believe that this syrian tank movement is linked to infighting in syria and is not an act of aggression against the...
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israel said it was an accident. in southern israel, 3-year-old karen plays with her tricycle until sirens sound. her family rushes down to their bomb shelter. eight members of the malka family huddling together during the explosions. when the sirens sound, you have just 30 seconds to get to the shelter. so families don't leave home. schools and businesses are closed. but back here between the boxes, children were able to get outside and smile while others hoped for quieter times. >> we need peace. we need peace. if they stop, if israel stop, i am sure they will stop. >> reporter: of course, it's not that simple. both sides say they want peace but blame the other for preventing it. while many hope for a peace deal, the missiles keep flying. alex marquardt, abc news, gaza strip. >> thanks a lot, alex. >>> developing news overnight, we just learned that secretary of state hillary clinton is now heading to the middle east tonight. >> not a preplanned visit. all because of this unrest. our coverage continues with lama ha
israel said it was an accident. in southern israel, 3-year-old karen plays with her tricycle until sirens sound. her family rushes down to their bomb shelter. eight members of the malka family huddling together during the explosions. when the sirens sound, you have just 30 seconds to get to the shelter. so families don't leave home. schools and businesses are closed. but back here between the boxes, children were able to get outside and smile while others hoped for quieter times. >> we...
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adding israel has the right to defend itself. rob, paula. >> the meeting lasted a couple hours with benjamin netanyahu. now we are hearing terms like "de-escalation" instead of "cease-fire." is there a chance for a cease-fire at this moment? >> well, it is really complicated. i mean that is the hope. like i said yesterday, that's what everybody was waiting for here, but the terms laid out by both sides. israel wants hamas to stop firing their rockets that have been landing into the southern israeli cities here. and hamas in return wants israel to stop its targeted assassinations which has been carried out as part of this latest operation called pillar of defense. and they also want the siege to be lifted on gaza which has been in place for years now. both sides want their demands. and it is quite difficult to get them to sit down and agree to those terms and agree to a cease-fire. overnight we've seen shelling from the israeli air force as well as from the siege. they've been hitting targets, undon the ground, facilities, and ham
adding israel has the right to defend itself. rob, paula. >> the meeting lasted a couple hours with benjamin netanyahu. now we are hearing terms like "de-escalation" instead of "cease-fire." is there a chance for a cease-fire at this moment? >> well, it is really complicated. i mean that is the hope. like i said yesterday, that's what everybody was waiting for here, but the terms laid out by both sides. israel wants hamas to stop firing their rockets that have...
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they were calling israel terrorists. this does not look like a government that is ready. >> that is the whole bloody problem. you just nailed it. thanks for helping us out. >> good to be with you. >> big business versus big labor. a black friday worker walkout, the nation's largest retailer is fighting back. but can customers expect business as usual at walmart on friday? i don't spend money on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners giving the volt high praise. volt received the j.d. power and associates appeal award two years in a row. ♪ with the spark cash card from capital one, sven gets great rewards for his small business! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every d
they were calling israel terrorists. this does not look like a government that is ready. >> that is the whole bloody problem. you just nailed it. thanks for helping us out. >> good to be with you. >> big business versus big labor. a black friday worker walkout, the nation's largest retailer is fighting back. but can customers expect business as usual at walmart on friday? i don't spend money on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i...
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their charter is to destroy israel. it's very difficult to broker a deal with somebody that wants to kill you. they're not changing their charter. the challenge here is how do we make sure that the hamas leadership understands that their motivation should be zero, very negative motivation to try and shoot indiscriminate fire on israeli civilians. >> so how far are you prepared to go? if you're seeing a ceasefire can't be agreed upon if motivation is anything but zero, how far are you prepared to go and are you prepared for the repercussions based on those actions? >> the idea is, unlike the hamas trying to kill civilians and hide behind their own civilians, we are focusing on targeting the leadership. i hope and believe the residents, citizens of gaza will go back to leaders and say do us a favor, stop shooting israel. we need to broker maybe a deal, have some quiet. israel is interested in this. i'm sure most residents of gaza are interested. the leadership of the hamas has to make sure that they're not violent against
their charter is to destroy israel. it's very difficult to broker a deal with somebody that wants to kill you. they're not changing their charter. the challenge here is how do we make sure that the hamas leadership understands that their motivation should be zero, very negative motivation to try and shoot indiscriminate fire on israeli civilians. >> so how far are you prepared to go? if you're seeing a ceasefire can't be agreed upon if motivation is anything but zero, how far are you...
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israel says more than 300 rockets have been launched into israel since this escalation began. almost half of them have been stopped by the iron dome anti-missile system, which you can see working here in this video. meanwhile, some 16,000 reservists have been called up, as tanks and troops mass along the gaza border, preparing for a possible ground invasion. so, now, three days into this huge escalation of violence, no sign that either side is backing down. josh? >> a potentially perilous escalation. alex marquardt in gaza. we'll be checking in with you throughout the morning. >>> meanwhile, here at home, a security scare at the airport in phoenix overnight. a woman with a small child in her car crashed through a gate and drove on to an active runway. flights had to be stopped for some 15 minutes as police tried to get her to stop. they would only say she appeared to be impaired. no flights, though, were in danger. >>> and oil giant bp will pay a record $4.5 billion to settle criminal charges stemming from the 2010 gulf oil spill. three of its former employees will not be cove
israel says more than 300 rockets have been launched into israel since this escalation began. almost half of them have been stopped by the iron dome anti-missile system, which you can see working here in this video. meanwhile, some 16,000 reservists have been called up, as tanks and troops mass along the gaza border, preparing for a possible ground invasion. so, now, three days into this huge escalation of violence, no sign that either side is backing down. josh? >> a potentially perilous...
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this, while more than 1,000 rockets have been fired by israel. the majority have been knocked down by the iron dome. but many still get through. they continue to talk. the list of conditions is lengthy and extremely complicated. this morning, israel warned if an agreement isn't reached within hours it could launch a ground invasion. josh. >> thank you. >>> meanwhile, the other breaking news overnight, president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton making history, visiting a nation we know little about. the once repressive and secretive country of myanmar. there was an emotional moment, as they met a peace activist who sacrificed 15 years of her life being held prisoner to fight for her country's freedom. abc's reena ninan was there. reena? >> reporter: good morning, josh. president obama called her an icon of democracy, saying that the country of myanmar will be receiving $170 million in aid over the next few years. there was an emotional moment when president obama and secretary of state clinton arrived. the two women embraced as friends
this, while more than 1,000 rockets have been fired by israel. the majority have been knocked down by the iron dome. but many still get through. they continue to talk. the list of conditions is lengthy and extremely complicated. this morning, israel warned if an agreement isn't reached within hours it could launch a ground invasion. josh. >> thank you. >>> meanwhile, the other breaking news overnight, president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton making history, visiting...
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a modest comeback after opping slightly on news of a cease-fire in israel. natural gas prices rising to the highest level in years. after the reports of a $38 billion cubic foot drop in u.s. stock prices. closing with a $3.91, getting close to $4 again. the reports the u.n. climate panel says not enough is being done review greenhouse gas emissions. the effort being made to fight climate change is fall short of their goal of limiting global warming 2 degrees celsius. next on "money," union protest causing major problems for thanksgiving travelers for the biggest airports in the country. wait until you hear this one. could this have an impact on the economy? that nobody thought of. we will break it all down for you, more "money" coming up. hey, yo, check out is chef, right? right? that's so gay. that's really gay. dude, look at those pants. please don't say that. what? don't say that something is gay when you mean that something is dumb or stupid. it's insulting. it's like if i thought this pepper shaker was stupid, and i said, "man, this pepper shaker is so
a modest comeback after opping slightly on news of a cease-fire in israel. natural gas prices rising to the highest level in years. after the reports of a $38 billion cubic foot drop in u.s. stock prices. closing with a $3.91, getting close to $4 again. the reports the u.n. climate panel says not enough is being done review greenhouse gas emissions. the effort being made to fight climate change is fall short of their goal of limiting global warming 2 degrees celsius. next on "money,"...
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and israel. you is a very different dynamic now and why this is also a very big test to egypt, to its credit, america is allowing egypt to immediate this and so far, egyptian officials say they are not [ inaudible ] a peace treaty with israel. president morsi says he's committed to the international obligations but he's also using his leverage to perhaps rein in hamas. it's not necessarily that hamas feels empowered but now perhaps egypt's president is saying to hamas you also have a responsibility to govern, you can't just fire these rockets indiscriminately and trigger this type of backlash. this isn't only a crossroads for israel and gaza, it has a tremendous amount of implications for egypt and u.s. foreign policy vis-a-vis the new emerging realities of the arab world. >> i want to open this up to our panel in new york. something that has been going on that i don't think has got an ton of coverage, is how the israeli defense ministry is using twitter to sort of talk about what they are doing.
and israel. you is a very different dynamic now and why this is also a very big test to egypt, to its credit, america is allowing egypt to immediate this and so far, egyptian officials say they are not [ inaudible ] a peace treaty with israel. president morsi says he's committed to the international obligations but he's also using his leverage to perhaps rein in hamas. it's not necessarily that hamas feels empowered but now perhaps egypt's president is saying to hamas you also have a...
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israel, they want to end the weapon smuggling at gaza. hamas wants to end the border brigade. >>> troops in afghanistan treated on a feast. including turkey and pie where they even got a game of football before dinner. he told members of the armed services earlier today to wish them a happy thanksgiving to thank them for their service. >> this may be the last holiday away from their families as the u.s. winds down the war. >>> for the bay area mission in richmond, today capped off a week of providing meals to the needy. over the past several days, they were able to feed a hot meal to nearly 2,000 people each day. they also managed to give away 1,200 turkeys and all the fixings to the people in the neighborhood. thousands of people today. but one man took it upon hif to feed as many people as he could, using three simple ingredients cbs 5 reporter linda yee explains. love it.. america.. happy >> i love it. america. >> he is just an ordinary guy with a very big heart. >> happy thanksgiving, bud. god bless. >> yeah, thank you. that's a part
israel, they want to end the weapon smuggling at gaza. hamas wants to end the border brigade. >>> troops in afghanistan treated on a feast. including turkey and pie where they even got a game of football before dinner. he told members of the armed services earlier today to wish them a happy thanksgiving to thank them for their service. >> this may be the last holiday away from their families as the u.s. winds down the war. >>> for the bay area mission in richmond, today...
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egypt has pulled its ambassador out of israel in protest. they have said they want this to end right now. cutter has came out in a very strong statement against israel. egypt is calling for a u.n. security council meeting about this latest round of attacks the united states for its part though is standing by israel. right now, it is 2:15 in the morning. 10 hours is when hamas will buyery their dead. that's when we will know if they call it a day or we are starting another war. shepard? >> shepard: weird lighting there, leland. have they been shooting at you? >> not yet. that's what we are trying to prevent. they have laser guided missiles back in the gaza strip. that's what started this whole thing six days ago. we don't want to give them any targets considering how dark it is out here. we don't want them mistaking us for israeli army jeep. >> shepard: three people died when their small plane crashed into a house in mississippi. and it reportedly happened while they were on their way to a federal aviation administration safety conference les
egypt has pulled its ambassador out of israel in protest. they have said they want this to end right now. cutter has came out in a very strong statement against israel. egypt is calling for a u.n. security council meeting about this latest round of attacks the united states for its part though is standing by israel. right now, it is 2:15 in the morning. 10 hours is when hamas will buyery their dead. that's when we will know if they call it a day or we are starting another war. shepard? >>...
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and the land of israel. [applause] mr. president, the people of israel wait for a palestinian leader in that that is willing to follow in the path -- the world waits for president abbas to speak the truth of peace that can only be achieved through negotiation by recognizing israel as a jewish state. it waits for him to tell him that he will address israel's security needs and end the conflict once and for all. he prefers symbolism over reality, as long as he refers to travel to new york for you and resolutions rather than travel to jerusalem for hope and dialogue, any hope of peace would be out of reach. israel has always extended its hand in peace and will always extend its hand for peace. when we faced an arab leader who wanted peace, we made peace. time and again, we have been met with rejection for our offers and denial of our rights and terrorism. the only thing his story about this speech how much he has ignored history. the truth is that 65 years ago today, the united nations voted to petition the bri
and the land of israel. [applause] mr. president, the people of israel wait for a palestinian leader in that that is willing to follow in the path -- the world waits for president abbas to speak the truth of peace that can only be achieved through negotiation by recognizing israel as a jewish state. it waits for him to tell him that he will address israel's security needs and end the conflict once and for all. he prefers symbolism over reality, as long as he refers to travel to new york for you...
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. >> and today makes the sixth day of heavy [ bleep ] between israel and hamas [ bleep ] in gaza. >> police in idaho have arrested a 22-year-old man for [ bleep ] a monkey. >> when do you go to the bathroom? >> here, starbucks and in a couple of days they are going to be bringing out port-a-potties. but we [ bleep ], go home. >> tell us what's going on in this picture with your co-star? >> oh, god. >> okay. >> [ bleep ] sniffing dogs, tonight. >> woman doesn't like to see her plan play in? >> i'm going to say his [ bleep ]. >> when you die off, i'll go [ bleep ] me another fat girl. >> the national retail federation sails 147 million americans plan to [ bleep ] on either friday, saturday or sunday this year. >> ah -- [ bleep ] face. >> yeah! >> jimmy: we have a good show for you tonight. manny pacquiao is here. we have music from flo rida. and we'll be right back with tim allen, so stick around. ♪ how advanced is the new ford fusion? well...it has outstanding performance and handling... ...and it offers a plug-in hybrid that gets a projected 100 mpge. of course, there's still one t
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that would help the process of delegitimizing israel in the eyes of the world, presenting israel as a criminal. that's an issue which is of great concern. >> the fact of the matter, that will only setback actual peace negotiations. martin fletcher in tel aviv. thank you. busy week for you. >>> up next, breaking with boehner. the first republican to endorse the president's version of a compromise on taxes to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. oklahoma congressman tom cole joins me next. first, a look ahead at the president's schedule. one big thing on the schedule today that everybody is fairly interested in. that's that lunch with mitt romney. we're told no cameras. we'll see. we of the white house press corps officially protesting. we'd like to force them to let there be some official fourth estate coverage of this historic event. we'll see if they grant it. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. a winter wonderland doesn't just happen. it takes some doing. some coordinating. and a trip to the one place with the new ideas that help us pull it all together. from the things
that would help the process of delegitimizing israel in the eyes of the world, presenting israel as a criminal. that's an issue which is of great concern. >> the fact of the matter, that will only setback actual peace negotiations. martin fletcher in tel aviv. thank you. busy week for you. >>> up next, breaking with boehner. the first republican to endorse the president's version of a compromise on taxes to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. oklahoma congressman tom cole joins me...
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will the israel/bozell conflict escalated to a ground war? let us know what you think or follow me on twitter. tensions in the mideast driving mikasa of $90 a barrel to keep you apprised of the latest. the pipeline that will bring gas to their key ally and construction will be finished by the second half of 2013. drivers may get some relief at the pump, the national average has dropped by more than 1/4 at $3.41. aaa estimates millions will hit the road for the weekend. going ahead first to the cliff. we have one of reagan's top economic advisers. with the three things a bombast to do twos save us. >> who killed america's sweetest cowboy? i say it is the union. somebody will disagree. coming up. ♪ lissa:y, w some newsbr melissa: we have breaking news moody's isan downgrading the prance government bond rating grumman aaa. is tive ontain a negative outlook that the long-term economic growth outlook ishings negative prefect did by gradual sustained loss of competitiveness and longstanding rigidity of the market for about their talking about bra
will the israel/bozell conflict escalated to a ground war? let us know what you think or follow me on twitter. tensions in the mideast driving mikasa of $90 a barrel to keep you apprised of the latest. the pipeline that will bring gas to their key ally and construction will be finished by the second half of 2013. drivers may get some relief at the pump, the national average has dropped by more than 1/4 at $3.41. aaa estimates millions will hit the road for the weekend. going ahead first to the...
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they will consider a cease-fire in israel and their attacks and the siege of gaza. >> israel has bombed building and at least 90 people have been killed and some 700 wounded since the air strikes began. >> the bombardment of gaza continues. israeli defense forces are picking targets they say it are connected to palestinian militants. the billionaire also among the latest casualties. across the border in israel, ground troops are massing in preparations for a possible invasion. israel has no mobilize and 40,000 reservists. elsewhere, diplomats are attempting to broker a ceasefire. in jerusalem, middle east peace envoy tony blair met with perez to stop the rocket attacks. >> it is clear we do not have any ambition to gain an advantage but we just want to stop the fire. >> more than 1000 rockets have been fired from a hamas- controlled gaza into israel. the defense system has stopped most of the rockets and from entering your system, but not all. hamas has two demands, says their exile leader in cairo. israel must under bombardment and they must lift the blockade of the strip. he said it w
they will consider a cease-fire in israel and their attacks and the siege of gaza. >> israel has bombed building and at least 90 people have been killed and some 700 wounded since the air strikes began. >> the bombardment of gaza continues. israeli defense forces are picking targets they say it are connected to palestinian militants. the billionaire also among the latest casualties. across the border in israel, ground troops are massing in preparations for a possible invasion....
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equal in status with israel, and the united states. and anybody else belonging to the u.n. just for some context here, though, the plo has been a permanent observer. that's been their status since 1974. and that has given palestinians the right to speak out and be heard at the assembly. but it doesn't give them a right to vote. richard roth, who covers the u.n. extensively and is our cnn favorite on this topic, is there to really give a little more context as to what they wanted to and what kind of status it would give them and how far up in status it would actually elevate them. richard, tell us what it means. >> okay. first, just to clarify, hamas not really here with the palestinians. the palestinian president abbas is in new york, met with the secretary general last night. yes, this is, as usual with the u.n., words matter. sometimes one letter in a document could be a time bomb. what we have here is the u.n. upgrading later today the status of the palestinians here. they are in effect going to become sort of a state within a group of states. but really, as you mentione
equal in status with israel, and the united states. and anybody else belonging to the u.n. just for some context here, though, the plo has been a permanent observer. that's been their status since 1974. and that has given palestinians the right to speak out and be heard at the assembly. but it doesn't give them a right to vote. richard roth, who covers the u.n. extensively and is our cnn favorite on this topic, is there to really give a little more context as to what they wanted to and what...
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and israel. here's israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu earlier today. >> the palestinians must recognize the jewish state. and they must be prepared to end the conflict with israel once and for all. none of these vital interests, these vital interests of peace, none of them appear in the resolution that will be put forward before the general assembly today. and that is why israel cannot accept it. >> joining me now to talk more about this, former state department mideast officer joel ruben. also palestinian italian journalist and msnbc contributor willa jabroe. both israel and the u.s. say the resolution violates agreements to solve issues through negotiations which broke down two years ago. on the heels of the recent violent clashes between gaza and israel is now the right time for this vote? >> well, it's a fate acomply that the vote is going to take place. it's been in the works for some time before -- really the bigger issue is how will the parties react after it? there's been a calm re
and israel. here's israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu earlier today. >> the palestinians must recognize the jewish state. and they must be prepared to end the conflict with israel once and for all. none of these vital interests, these vital interests of peace, none of them appear in the resolution that will be put forward before the general assembly today. and that is why israel cannot accept it. >> joining me now to talk more about this, former state department mideast...